11 dead in temple stampede

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of 11 lives due to a stampede in Dhiyoghad Durga Goddess temple in the early hours in connection with Shravana month in Jharkhand. Devotees came in large numbers. The prime minister announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakhs to the kin of dead and Rs 50,000 to the injured. “Pained at loss of lives due to the stampede in Jharkhand. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased in this hour of grief. I pray that the injured recover quickly. I spoke to Chief Minister Raghubar Das ji on the incident.,” the Prime Minister said.